Standing Committees

Agenda

1. STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
2. ROLL CALL
3. MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
6. NEW PAPERS
7. 2026-0297 Resolution amending Resolution No. 857 of 2023, effective December 27, 2023, entitled "Resolution adopting and approving the 2024 Capital Budget, the proposed 2024 Community Development Program, and the 2024 through 2029 Capital Improvement Program" by transferring one hundred thirty-four thousand, eight hundred thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents ($134,831.25) from NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES FUND to SLOPE FAILURE REMEDIATION.
   Resolution
8. 2026-0303 Resolution amending Resolution 741 of 2025, which authorized the Mayor and the City Solicitor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Block & Associates for legal services in connection with a current City construction project and other legal services, by increasing the contract amount by Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) for a new not to exceed amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) over two (2) years.
   Resolution
9. 2026-0304 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Comber Miller LLC. for expert legal services in connection with a litigation matter in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed at 2:25-cv-1303 for an amount not to exceed SEVENTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND SIXTEEN CENTS ($17,844.16) over one year. (Executive Session held 3/31/26)
   Resolution
10. 2026-0305 Resolution authorizing the execution of quitclaim deeds conveying all of the City's right, title and interest in and to the City-owned property located at 708 North Pacific Avenue in the 10th Ward of the City and designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block & Lot: 50-G-345, to Mary Sauer, relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at GD 19-017927. (Executive Session held 3/31/26)
    Resolution
11. 2026-0306 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Karen Williams in an amount not to exceed SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY-THREE CENTS ($7,496.63) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0108) for damage to her parked vehicle on Beacon Street near Wightman Street from a City ES vehicle on April 1, 2025. (Executive Session held 3/31/26)
    Resolution
12. INVOICES INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City shall be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City Council at the April 8th, 2026 Standing Committees meeting. A completed standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to all of the below listed invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the approval of City Council. CITY COUNCIL/ CITY CLERK OMNI by Design – business cards for Councilwoman Salinetro (Dist. 2) 182.00 Kaelin, Marian – reimbursement for MailChimp subscription (Dist. 3) 28.36 Southside Community Council – donation for Home & Garden Tour (Dist. 3) 250.00 PGH Concord Elementary School – support for Annual Fun Day (Dist. 4) 200.00 Boone, Patsy – reimbursement for Iftar event (Dist. 8) 86.88 Alpha Omicron Lambda – donation to Award & Scholarship Gala (Dist. 9) 500.00 Smith, Leslie – reimbursement for office supplies (Dist. 9) 84.44 Friends of Homewood Library – donation to Anniversary event (Dist. 9) 200.00 DEPT OF INNOVATION & PERFORMANCE Rowden, Jacque – reimbursement for BSidesPGH event registration 20.00 Cherby, Anthony – reimbursement for drone pilot license test fee 175.00 DEPT OF LAW Passant Investigations – case investigation services 482.40 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Reed, David – mileage reimbursement 344.59 DEPT OF CITY PLANNING O’Neill, Rachel – Planning Commission attendance stipend 25.00 Ngami, Mel – Planning Commission attendance stipend 15.00 Blackwell, Dina Free – Planning Commission attendance stipend 30.00 Wu, Phillip – Planning Commission attendance stipend 30.00 Dick, Jean Holland – Planning Commission attendance stipend 20.00 Ruiz, Monica – Planning Commission attendance stipend 20.00 Burton-Faulk, Lashawn – Planning Commission attendance stipend 30.00 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Trek Bikes Verona – bike equipment 682.60 McDermott-Grubb, Jennifer – reimbursement for laptop repairs 396.00 BUREAU OF POLICE Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – pepper spray 1,357.26 Cowboy Concealments LLC – traffic/streetlight camera 4,700.00 Wentz, Joshua – training reimbursement 355.29 Sirchie – photo reference scales for Auto Squad 48.10 Innamorato, Daniel – training reimbursement 460.12 Leadership Pittsburgh Inc – training for William Fleske 3,500.00 B&R Starters Inc – Auto Squad vehicle annual PA inspection 97.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Sherman, Kristian – reimbursement for CPR certification 45.64 Bucks County Community College – Incident Safety Officer Course 560.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Vigliotti Landscaping & Construction – fall 2025 tree overage project 1,932.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Markeeta C Art – face painting for Valentines on Ice 260.00 Steve Groves Mediaworks LLC – photography at Valentines on Ice 787.50 Transdev Services Inc – Access transportation for Senior Advisory Council Orientation at Marshall Building 279.30 S&S Trophy Inc – 2026 Futsal trophies 110.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Tech Support – solvent cleaner for Sign Shop 59.60
13. INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
14. P-CARD APPROVALS
15. Item 0013-2026 P-Cards
    Invoices
16. PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
17. DEFERRED PAPERS
18. 2026-0288 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding Chapter 630B - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces; and amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article I: Administration, Chapter 503 - Enforcement and Control, by adding Section 503.21 - Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in City-Owned or Operated Spaces.
    Ordinance
19. 2026-0289 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article I: Regulated Rights and Actions, by adding Chapter 630C - Protecting Community Spaces.
    Ordinance
20. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
21. NEW PAPERS
22. 2026-0299 Resolution amending Resolution 657 of 2025 authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with Tree Pittsburgh for a restoration project known as “Rising Main 3” consisting of a deforested corridor in Highland Park, at a City cost not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Four Cents ($275,257.04) over a period of five (5) years, by revising the payment schedule over a period of four (4) years.
    Resolution
23. 2026-0300 Resolution providing for the issuance of a warrant in favor of A. Folino Construction, Inc., in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($481,320.00), for the purpose of Emergency Snow Removal at various locations; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof, over one year.
    Resolution
24. 2026-0301 Resolution providing for an Agreement or Agreements with TRC Engineers, Inc. for costs associated with Construction Inspection and Contract Administration for the Pittsburgh City Steps project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Four Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Forty-Two Cents ($1,448,949.42), reimbursable at eighty percent.
    Resolution
25. 2026-0302 Resolution providing for a supplemental agreement or agreements with MS Consultants, Inc. for costs associated with the Preliminary Engineering and Final Design phases of the California Avenue Bridge project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Two Million Two Hundred Five Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Ninety-Six Cents ($2,205,692.96), an increase of One Million Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($1,360,896.95) from the previously authorized agreement, reimbursable at 100%.
    Resolution
26. 2026-0310 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of 7th Street, from Fort Duquesne Boulevard to Liberty Avenue be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
    Resolution
27. 2026-0311 Resolution approving the recommendation made by the Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure that the concrete portion of 9th Street, from Fort Duquesne Boulevard to Penn Avenue (heading North towards the Northside) be paved with asphalt in accordance with Section 417.06 of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances.
    Resolution
28. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
29. NEW PAPERS
30. 2026-0298 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”) in order for the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) to have access to parcel 50-C-350 behind former Fort Pitt Elementary School in relation to a redevelopment project known as the Fort Pitt Park Master Plan, at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
31. 2026-0307 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 173-A, Lot 206 (1365 Paulson Avenue - Council District No. 9), Block 173-A, Lot 207 (1367 Paulson Avenue - Council District No. 9), Block 173-E, Lot 287 (7117 Lemington Avenue- Council District No. 9), Block 173-L, Lot 17 (7305 Lemington Avenue - Council District No. 9), Block 173-F, Lot 246 (1556-1558 Broadhead Street - Council District No. 9), and Block 173-A, Lot 32 (7112 Wiltsie Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
32. 2026-0308 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-H, Lot 142 (0 N Murtland Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 144 (0 Fielding Way- Council District No. 9), Lot 163 (0 Fielding Way- Council District No. 9), Lot 164 (0 Fielding Way- Council District No. 9), Lot 166 (7001 Idlewild Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 167 (0 Idlewild Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 168 (0 Idlewild Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 168-A (0 Fielding Way- Council District No. 9), Lot 169 (0 Idlewild Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 170 (0 Fielding Way- Council District No. 9), Block 125-D, Lot 69 (0 Monticello Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 71 (0 Monticello Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 71-1 (0 Monticello Street - Council District No. 9), Lot 71-2 (0 Monticello Street - Council District No. 9), and Lot 71-3 (0 Monticello Street - Council District No. 9), at no cost to the City.
    Resolution
33. MOTIONS